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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Stupid Invaders cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Stupid Invaders cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 18, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 18, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|February 5, 2001}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|February 5, 2001}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|stupid-invaders|65}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Comedy, Sci-fi }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
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|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
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|strategywiki =  
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|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20160903084912/http://www.stupidinvaders.com/
 +
|hltb        = 16710
 +
|igdb        = stupid-invaders
 +
|strategywiki = Stupid Invaders
 +
|mobygames    = stupid-invaders
 
|wikipedia    = Stupid Invaders
 
|wikipedia    = Stupid Invaders
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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'''General information'''
 
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{{mm}} [http://web.archive.org/web/20160903084912/http://www.stupidinvaders.com/ Official game site]
 
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{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/stupid-invaders MobyGames entry]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| retail | | Disc | | | Windows, Mac OS }}
 
{{Availability/row| retail | | Disc | | | Windows, Mac OS }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===[https://archive.org/details/StupidInvaders2000xpPatch Stupid Invaders 2000/XP Patch]===
 +
{{ii}} This patch fixes crashes on modern systems.
  
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{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
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===Play on Modern Windows===
 +
{{ii}} Use DGVOODOO2 DLL to fix broken graphics on modern windows
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\config.dat}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\config.dat}}
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{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\*.dat}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\*.dat}}
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{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} Saves are <code>Game00.dat</code> to <code>Game28.dat</code>.
 
{{ii}} Saves are <code>Game00.dat</code> to <code>Game28.dat</code>.
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|windowed                  = false
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|windowed                  = hackable
−
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
−
|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
−
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
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{{Input settings
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{{Fixbox|description=Force windowed|ref={{cn|date=March 2017}}|fix=
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|key remap                = unknown
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# Download and run [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd].
 +
# Click on '''Edit''', then '''Add'''.
 +
# Set the name and executable path.
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# Set the window position and size.
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# Set '''Desktop''' and '''No banner''' for borderless fullscreen windowed.
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# Click on '''Input''' tab, set '''Hook dinput''' and '''Skip offending messages'''.
 +
# Click OK, then '''File''' and '''Save'''.
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# Run the game from DxWnd.
 +
}}
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 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |fan notes =  
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
  |fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = true
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  |audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
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  |notes    =  
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  |notes    = Local retail version only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
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  |notes    =  
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  |notes    = Local retail version only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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 +
===Changing language===
 +
{{ii}} Language must be selected when installing the game.
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
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|directdraw versions    =  
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|directdraw versions    = 7
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
−
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
−
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = unknown
 +
|mac os executable notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 95
 
|minOS    = 95
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minHD    = 400 MB
 
|minHD    = 400 MB
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|minGPU  = SVGA
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|minGPU  =  
 
|minDX    = 7.0
 
|minDX    = 7.0
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|minother = CD-ROM 6X
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|minaudio = DirectX 7.0 compatible
 +
|minother = CD-ROM 12X
  
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|recOS    =  
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|recOS    = 98, ME
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|recCPU  =  
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium II 350 MHz
−
|recRAM  =  
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|recRAM  = 64 MB
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|recHD    =  
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|recHD    = 3 GB
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|recother = CD-ROM 32X
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 11:16, 18 March 2023

Stupid Invaders
Stupid Invaders cover
Developers
Xilam
Publishers
Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows October 18, 2000
Mac OS (Classic) February 5, 2001
Reception
Metacritic 65
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Comedy, Sci-fi
Icon overlay.png
Stupid Invaders on HowLongToBeat
Stupid Invaders on IGDB
Stupid Invaders guide on StrategyWiki
Stupid Invaders on MobyGames
Stupid Invaders on Wikipedia

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Mac OS
This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Stupid Invaders 2000/XP Patch

This patch fixes crashes on modern systems.

Play on Modern Windows

Use DGVOODOO2 DLL to fix broken graphics on modern windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save\config.dat[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save\*.dat[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
Saves are Game00.dat to Game28.dat.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Resolution is always 640x480.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 25 FPS.

Windowed

Force windowed[citation needed]
  1. Download and run DxWnd.
  2. Click on Edit, then Add.
  3. Set the name and executable path.
  4. Set the window position and size.
  5. Set Desktop and No banner for borderless fullscreen windowed.
  6. Click on Input tab, set Hook dinput and Skip offending messages.
  7. Click OK, then File and Save.
  8. Run the game from DxWnd.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Local retail version only.
Russian
Local retail version only.

Changing language

Language must be selected when installing the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 7
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98, ME
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 266 MHz Intel Pentium II 350 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB 3 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7.0 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 7.0 compatible
Other CD-ROM 12X CD-ROM 32X


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References